Andre Barkowski

Background

About Andre Barkowski

Director at Robert Bosch GmbH with extensive experience in leading international, intercultural development teams in the field of connected infotainment systems in the automotive industry. My areas of expertise covers technical product management, system and software architecture, as well as modern, collaborative and AI empowered, software development methods in customer-specific, software-intensive systems with contributors on large scale, long product lifecycles, and security with related maintenance including vulnerability management in the context of safety critical functions. I am characterized by a passionate interest in innovations in software development methods and products driven by business needs. After studying computer science at TU Braunschweig with a focus on embedded HW (computer structures), data structures, AI (neural networks & fuzzy systems), and the application subject of industrial business administration, my career at Bosch has spanned various roles from software developer to software-architect, system-architect, chief-architect, innovation manager, domain director software, product manager, as well as project leader, group leader, and department head. My track record is characterized by the recognition and paving the way for trend-setting innovations to solve seemingly contradictory needs, where software expertise combined with strategic thinking and international collaboration with other cultures, disciplines, organizations, and companies, including adjacent product and business areas, was key. In my private life, I am drawn to nature and other cultures and always find new perspectives when walking with my dog or taking photos but I am also curious to read more deeply into new topics.